Sports Management - What to Do with this Major

Job Titles

Academic Services for Student-Athletics Horse Show Judge Sports Compliance Director
Activities Coordinator Intramural Director of Campus Recreation Sports Corporate Sales Director
Activities Programmer Major League Baseball Umpire Sports director of Ticketing and Finance
Activities Specialist Marketing and Promotions Director Sports Facilities Coordinator
Area Manager Outdoor Recreation Planner Sports Facility Manager
Athletic Business Manager Outdoor Recreation Programmer Sports News Director
Athletic Director Production Director Sports Operations Director
Camp Director Recreation Business Sports Operations Manager
Coach Recreation Center Director Sports Program Administrator
Commissioner of Officials Recreation Leader Sports Program Coordinator
Director of Officiating Recreation Program Manager Sports Program Director
Director of Recreation and Parks Referee Sports Program Facilitator
Dressage Judge Scout Sports Program Organizer
Fitness Manager Softball Umpire Supervisor of Officials
Land Management Planner Sporting Goods Sales Representative  

 

Personal Characteristics to be Successful

Active Learner Good Judgment Persuasion
Active Listening Decision Making Social Perceptiveness
Complex Problem Solving Learning Strategies Speaking
Coordination Personal Resources Time Management
Critical Thinking Monitoring Writing
Instructing Negotiation  

 

Workplace Skills

Advocates for leisure opportunities
Analyzing information
Deductive reasoning
Developing objectives and strategies
Enjoy working outdoors
Thinking Creatively
Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
Judgment and decision making
Providing service and care to the environment

 

 

Sources

My Majors. Com, website (visited April 2012): http://www.mymajors.com
O*Net Online, (visited April 2012): http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/27-2012.03#Skills